(biàn)

HSK 212 strokes

variant of 遍[bian4]

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
biàn
Meaning
variant of 遍[bian4]
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶扁

In this compound, the meaning comes from (walk); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

biàn
HSK 3

universal

Open 普遍 page →
biàn
HSK 6

everywhere

Open 遍地 page →
biàn
HSK 7-9

to cover the whole (area)

Open 遍布 page →
biàn

one time (all the way through); once through

Open 一遍 page →
chuánbiàn

to spread widely

Open 传遍 page →
zhǎobiàn

to search everywhere; to search high and low; to comb

Open 找遍 page →

lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims

Open 哀鸿遍野 page →

(idiom) corpses are strewn across the field (typically after a battle)

Open 尸横遍野 page →

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